"She made you decent." This is a line straight from the movie One Day based on the book by David Nicholls. This is the feeling that I had while I was"She made you decent." This is a line straight from the movie One Day based on the book by David Nicholls. This is the feeling that I had while I was reading Time Traveler's wife. The story wasn't romantic, but was a story of how Clare madly loved her time-traveling husband. Clare's love of her husband made him "decent"

I started this book long ago and couldn't finish it, but the book is on so many "lists," I felt that I had to read it (a common theme in the other reviews). It was a well-written book, but I wasn't moved by it....more

How do you review a book like this? I read Cloud Atlas and was intrigued but I never really got the threads. This book has a convergence towards the lHow do you review a book like this? I read Cloud Atlas and was intrigued but I never really got the threads. This book has a convergence towards the last third of the book and I saw the connections. At the beginning of the book, I felt like I was reading some great short stories. I didn't want any of them to end!

Mitchell's writing is superb. There is a lot of witty satire spread throughout the book. There is a strong sci fi element which seemed a little dense and surprising. I felt like his writing traverses many genres....more

This book was enjoyable. The format of the book reminded me of Beautiful Ruins. There were a small group of characters and most of them were connectedThis book was enjoyable. The format of the book reminded me of Beautiful Ruins. There were a small group of characters and most of them were connected in some way. The chapters went forward and backward in time. The story opens with the mention that since the Georgia Flu was about to wipe out most of the planet, this would be the last time people would be going to the market, watching a performance, etc. Arthur, one of the main characters, dies in the first few pages of the book while performing as King Lear in Toronto. As the book continues, we get most of the back story on Arthur. I looked forward to reading Arthur's reflections in the book because he seemed lost and unsure but surprisingly affable. I had compassion for him. The other main character was Kristen who was performing with Arthur when she was a child. As the pandemic spreads, we fast forward into the story of a post-apocalyptic life. Kristen (as a grown up) is with the Traveling Symphony and performs in cities and villages that no longer have the internet, electricity or ground transportation. The story unfolds slowly at the beginning for me since I wasn't invested in the characters yet. However, then the story gets some traction and you really want to know what happened to Arthur before his untimely death. All and all it was a good read.I read Lola's Quartet by the same author, and I saw some similarities in the format of the book, however, LQ was much more depressing....more